Legionnaires Remain Undefeated with 10th Win
friday october 10, 2014
"They just don't want to lose."
Head Coach Dan Rose said after
his team won their 10th in a row
defeating the LaSalle
Vipers 4 - 2 Thursday night in
Sarnia.
Despite the win Rose said he
thought it was a sloppy game.
"It wasn't our best effort
tonight. We've been off for a
week and I thought we were a
little flat but the boys grinded
it out and we just kept working
hard."
Scoring began early as Cody
Trowell found the opening after
a scramble in front of the net
that put the Legionnaires on the
scoreboard a minute and
thirty-three seconds into the
game. Cameron Clarke and Davis
Boyer earned the assists.
LaSalle answered back at 3:04 to
even the score with Brett
Langlois scoring for the Vipers.
At 10:38 Jordan Fogarty picked
up the pass and skated in and
buried it pass Vipers netminder
Paolo Battisti
to give the Legionnaires the 2 -
1 lead. Riley Babkirk and
Cameron Clarke earned the assist
on the play.
There were just two penalties
called in the first with both
sides taking one two minute
penalty.
Sarnia took a 3 - 1 lead after
Trowell added his second
goal of the night with Davis
Boyer assisting at 6:56.
LaSalle narrowed the gap at
15:38 after Graham Pickard
scored for the Vipers.
As the second period was winding
down at 19:19 a series of
penalties were called for
roughing, inciting an opponent,
boarding, cross checking that
resulted with a Legionnaire
player being escorted off by the
Trainer and later a Vipers
player heading out of the
building by ambulance. As
the dust settle both sides had
equal penalties and play resumed
with each team with five aside.
Action continued well into the
third period until 17:36 Trowell
scored his third of the night,
11th of the season.
Bobby King and Davis Boyer
earned the assist on the play.
"It was a nice pass from Kinger.
I felt I kind of had to much
time but I just picked my corner
and put it where I wanted it."
Trowell said describing his hat
trick goal.
"He's on fire, he buried some
tonight." Rose said about
Trowell "Davis Boyer and
him are really feeding off each
other. They are both exceptional
hockey players, but for some
reason they are really clicking
together. When you get
that like you see in the NHL you
get two guys working together
anything can happen out there
and they are hard to handle."
The Vipers went on and pulled
their goalie in the last minute
of play for the extra man but
the Legionnaires held off the
attack to take the win.
LaSalle took the only penalty in
the third, a bench minor for too
many men on the ice.
"We stayed out of penalty box
tonight." Rose said "We
don't have to talk to this group
that much they are talking on
the bench. It's an intense game
out there they want to beat us
and there's a lot of energy out
there. That is not a bad thing,
it makes for a really good
hockey game. The fans got their
moneys worth tonight."
Power play opportunities were
minimal and both sides were
scoreless. Sarnia had two
opportunities and LaSalle had
one.
LaSalle outshot the Legionnaires
32 - 29. Hunter Johnson
earned the win made 30 saves in
the game.
"Hunter Johnson kept us in there
in the second period. He played
really well." Rose said
Battisti took the loss made 25.
Cody Trowell was named first
star of the night, Davis Boyer
earned second for his 3 point
night and Hunter Johnson was
named third.
Sarnia is the only team in the
League that are undefeated and
they will be put to test again
on Saturday October 11th when
they travel to St. Catharines
for a Conference cross over game
against Thorold. Thorold's
record is currently 4 - 4 and
they are in fifth place in the
Golden Horseshoe Conference.
"These aren't easy wins, we got
to work hard in these games to
win and that build confidence.
If you work hard and get good
results then you believe in
yourself and that's what's
happening."
Next home game is set for
Thursday October 16 at home
against St. Mary's at 7:10 pm.
Be sure to come to the rink
early as there will be an ALS
Challenge happening after the
warm up. Head Coach Dan
Rose has challenge St. Mary's
coach to the ice bucket
challenge and Rose will have the
honour to dump the ice bucket in
support of ALS at centre ice.
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